This statistic illustrates the number of employees working in the U.S. freight rail industry from 2014 to 2020. In 2020, approximately 135,000 people were employed by Class I railroads in the United States.
Number of employees in U.S. freight rail industry from 2014 to 2020
(in 1,000s)
The statistic includes data for the following class I railroads: BNSF Railway, CSX Transportation, Grand Trunk Corporation, Kansas City Southern Railway, Norfolk Southern, Soo Line Corporation and Union Pacific
The figures were rounded.
Data up to 2019 were taken from previous editions.
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AAR. (March 31, 2021). Number of employees in U.S. freight rail industry from 2014 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/562887/us-class-one-railroads-number-of-employees/
AAR. "Number of employees in U.S. freight rail industry from 2014 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/562887/us-class-one-railroads-number-of-employees/
AAR. (2021). Number of employees in U.S. freight rail industry from 2014 to 2020 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/562887/us-class-one-railroads-number-of-employees/
AAR. "Number of Employees in U.S. Freight Rail Industry from 2014 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/562887/us-class-one-railroads-number-of-employees/
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